I am logically in favour of a referendum. It would be the…

The 1860 election became a referendum on the southern way of life.

— Bruce Catton

The beauty of it is that we have to content ourselves with the recognition of the miracle, beyond which there is no legitimate way…

— Albert Einstein

Clearly, if it is sensible to hold a referendum on independence, it is crucial that we have one on marriage. It is the only…

— Keith O'Brien

The good thing about not calling it a Constitution is that no one can ask for a referendum on it.

— Giuliano Amato

It is a necessary precondition for the success of a referendum that there should be broad community consensus and bipartisan support for it.

— George Brandis

Remember the referendum on the Charlottetown constitutional accord? The more Canada's political and business elites threatened Canadians that the country would disappear into a…

— Preston Manning

Did we get anything like the sort of reform that would make the EU work better? No. Not even close. And worse, even with…

— Andrea Leadsom

No, a euro referendum will not be part of a government programme if we get the chance to form one,

— Helle Thorning-Schmidt

How can a governing party propose to its people a referendum that won't be binding? Is that a serious political programme? No it is…

— Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

If there are further steps to European integration, the people should have their say at a general election or in a referendum.

— Tony Blair

After Brexit referendum, our country faces major challenges. Risks to the economy and living standards are growing. The public is split.The government is in…

— Wes Streeting

The outcome of the referendum does not affect those of my officials who have British nationality, since they work for Europe and not for…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

Boycotting the referendum is a possible option ... because we believe that participating in the voting might be a useless act.

— Saleh al-Mutlaq

The Government have consistently made it clear that the mechanism in the United Kingdom whereby the European draft constitutional treaty could be implemented is…

— Douglas Alexander

Doing your taxes on April Fool's Day seems like a perfectly legitimate way to defraud the government.

— Anonymous